Eighteen routes added to Sun Country’s network
US leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines is continuing to expand its footprint across the Midwest with the addition of 18 new point-to-point services. Six of the routes are from its hometown Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) base alongside services from five other destinations in the region. Three are in Wisconsin—from Green Bay, Madison and Milwaukee—plus Duluth […]
Caribbean Cargo adds capacity on routes
Caribbean Airlines Cargo is increasing its weekly freighter capacity to meet growing demand on its Miami-Kingston-Miami and Miami-Trinidad-Miami routes. From May 2, the carrier is adding 200,000 lb of airfreight capacity each week with additional flights. The updated schedule includes four weekly flights between Miami and Trinidad, as the carrier launches a new Monday flight. […]
Viva Air seeks to boost regional connectivity
Viva Air is seeking to grow its footprint on regional routes in Latin America, taking share from legacy carriers that currently dominate such sectors. Speaking at Routes Reconnected on April 26, CEO Felix Antelo told delegates that low-cost operators such as Viva are strong in domestic markets, but none have really challenged the likes of […]
Iberia lays out summer rebound plans
Spanish flag-carrier Iberia has announced an ambitious summer program, resuming scheduled flights to many past destinations and adding capacity on its busiest routes as more travel restrictions lift. Several domestic trunk routes are expected to reach 2019 capacity levels again. In the third quarter of 2021 full-service carrier Iberia, LCC Iberia Express and Iberia Regional/Air […]
US regional ExpressJet plots comeback
ExpressJet, a US regional carrier which ceased flying last September, is seeking permission to begin scheduled commercial operations under its own brand. The airline previously operated routes exclusively for United Airlines but halted services from Sept. 30, 2020 following the Star Alliance member’s decision to consolidate its Embraer ERJ-145 flying with rival affiliate CommutAir. However, […]
JetBlue One Step Closer To Transatlantic Flights: CAA Approves Airline
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has today confirmed regulatory approval for US airline JetBlue to begin flights to the country. It’s the first time the regulator has issued its own approval for an airline since the UK broke from the European Union at the start of the year. It’s yet another box checked for the […]
Colombia’s International Boom: 32 New Routes
In the last seven months, Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil Colombia) has authorized 32 new international routes by 11 carriers. The new flights are to destinations in the US, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, and Curazao. Let’s investigate further. A big international expansion In September, Colombia opened up its airspace, after five months closed, to […]
American Airlines ramps up domestic summer schedule to nearly pre-pandemic levels
American Airlines is expanding its summer schedule in a bet that the resurgence of travel demand will continue as more people get vaccinated. This summer, American plans to fly more than 90% of the domestic schedule and 80% of the international schedule it operated during the peak season of 2019, adding 150 new routes for […]
A risk-based approach to the freedom to fly
Studies have shown that in-flight transmission of the coronavirus is negligible when wearing masks. One by the United States Transportation Command (US Transcom), for example, confirmed that “the overall exposure risk from aerosolized pathogens, like coronavirus, is very low.” High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters, the natural barrier of the seatback, the downward flow of […]
Eastern Air Lines Lands in Europe
Eastern Airlines has announced its first transatlantic route, which will fly from Chicago to Sarajevo in Bostnia and Herzegovina. The bold move comes as the U.S carrier continues to chase profitable business opportunities outside of core markets that are well-served by traditional legacy carriers. Starting on May 28, Eastern will between Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport […]
